Steve Bannon's emergency request to duck 4-month prison term denied

An appeals court has denied former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's emergency attempt to duck prison while he appeals his contempt of congress convictions.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in its decision rejecting Bannon's emergency motion that Bannon's "ground for requesting release does not warrant a depute from the general rule that a defendant 'shall... be detained' following conviction and imposition of a sentence of imprisonment."

"Bannon was convicted of the misdemeanor...